(urth) Re: 5HC

Jim Raylor rjraylor at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Jan 26 11:47:26 PST 2005


Thank you Mark

I had always regarded the 'Elephant and Whale Jokes' I
heard as a child as classic examples of Absurdist and
Surrealist humour.
I had never associated them with the racist jokes,
which I soon learned to hate.
I can understand now why some people found that post
of mine offensive, it was never my intention to impugn
any race.
And thank you for that insight.
I believe Gene's experiences in Korea cured him of all
racist tendencies that he may have acquired and gave
him a deeper understanding of humanity which extends
to elephants, whales and crippled monkeys.
Thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt.
I should learn to look before I leap.
Regards

Jim
 --- Mark Millman <millman at heimdallr.dyndns.org>
wrote: 
> Dear Mr. Raylor,
> 
> Please forgive me if you've already
> heard this from other correspondents.
> 
> As you write from England, I'm going to
> give you the benefit of the doubt and
> assume that you don't know the meaning
> of elephant jokes.  They are generally
> acknowledged to be racist, directed
> against blacks.  They're thought to
> have developed out of white discomfort
> about the potential change in blacks'
> social situation during the United
> States' civil rights movements in the
> late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
> 
> While I grant that some people who
> wrote in response to your posts may
> have been reacting to your exuberance,
> members of this list don't generally
> attack other people for having wild
> ideas.  I am, however, quite convinced
> that the notes calling you a troll
> were prompted by the elephant-joke
> post.  Had you thought to disclaim
> racism, you probably would not have
> had the same reaction.
> 
> As I say above, I've given you the
> benefit of the doubt on this matter be-
> cause I'm not sure how widely known the
> association between elephant jokes and
> anti-black racism may be outside the
> U.S.  I'm sure it would go a long way
> toward mending fences if you were to
> post a note indicating that you meant
> no offense.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Mark Millman
> 
> 
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, you wrote:
> 
> > To be honest, I am a little
> > upset at the continuing
> > abuse I have received from
> > a few people on the Urth
> > list. I admit I was a little
> > over-exuberant when I began
> > posting . . .
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Jim
> 
>  


	
	
		
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